As Senior Pharmaceutical Business Manager you will form part of the strategic interface between the strategic pharmaceutical manufacturer clients. The role involves managing a single strategic manufacturer client account and also the responsibility for a business development or new client accounts.

The main client will be either one of the key client accounts or one of the major reduced wholesaler clients. The development accounts will be allocated against emerging business strategy requirements and will change accordingly.Retention of the major manufacturer clients is central to the ongoing successful performance and profitable growth of the company and therefore developing and implementing the solutions necessary to both retain their business and also grow our share of all potential revenue opportunities that we are able to address is of the upmost importance.

Strong client management skills will need to be complemented by a high degree of commercial acumen, influencing skills and project/ programme management capabilities. Through agreeing and managing partrnership plans with the client, implementing internal business plans and achieving key organisational priorities and objectives, leading cross functional teams at various levels of management (internal and external including Board members) and motivating all parties to achieve goals without direct line management authority.

You will manage a complex web of relationships within the pharmaceutical industry ranging from MD, FD, commercial and Supply chain Director and contracts managers.

An existing knowledge of the NHS primary and secondary care sectors, or the ability to develop this knowledge, is essential as you will be required to leverage client supply chain requirements to win direct business. The role will also involve inputing into the commercial strategy for the directorate by identifying new opportunities and removing barriers internally and externally.